Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located at

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Operations and missions

Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Savannah supports a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station Savannah provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 450 miles of shoreline from the northern border of

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, averaging more than 250 SAR cases a year. Other missions include: Marine Safety,

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, Fisheries Enforcement, Aids to Navigation support, Migrant Interdiction,

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and Defense Readiness. Many of these missions require deployment of aviation detachments aboard Coast Guard Cutters.

History

CGAS Savannah was commissioned in the summer of 1963 on what was then known as Hunter Air Force Base, which became

in 1967. In 1964, the Coast Guard's original

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Basic Operational Training Unit (BOTU) was established in Savannah. This unit was the forerunner of the Coast Guard's specialized aviator training program now located at the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in

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References

External links

CGAS Savannah official site
{{US Coast Guard navbox United States Coast Guard Air Stations Military facilities in Savannah, Georgia 1963 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)